Mechanical Instinct

-S-

Applejack was having a normal day. Big Mac was helping Granny Smith into bed, Applebloom was with Scootaloo and Sweetiebelle in the tree house, and she was picking apples. She had just finished picking apples from another tree, when there came rustling nearby. "Hello, anyone there," Applejack asked. She climbed down the ladder and picked up the basket of apples. "Musta been some animal or somethin like that," she told herself as she headed back to the barn to unload the basket. Then the rustling was heard again and Applejack stopped moving. It kept getting louder and louder until it suddenly stopped. Applejack set down the basket and moved near some bushes that seemed to have been making the noise. A rabbit hopped out and Applejack sighed. She headed back to the basket when she felt something grip her ankles. She looked down to see two pitch black hands pull her to the ground and start dragging her towards the bushes. Applejack reached out trying to grab ssomething and felt her hand grip a root. She tried to pull herself on it but the hands were to strong and her hand slipped. She was soon being dragged through bushes. She could feel the twigs scratching her skin and tearing her clothes. She closed her eyes as the twigs scratched. Suddenly the scratching stopped and she could feel the warmth of the sun against her face. She heard more moving and she opened her eyes. She was in a clearing that was surrounded by oak trees. She got up and looked around to find that there was a puppet in middle of the clearing. It's face was white and it's cheeks were rose red. It's eyes and mouth were like a dark void. Applejack walked over to it and picked it up. The puppet was damaged and the paint was scratched at. Applejack looked around to see if she could see any sign of the farm. While she was looking she felt a sharp pain in her neck. Her breathing became a gurgle as she looked back at the puppet. It's hand was on the side of her neck. She felt a warm liquid on her neck and raised her hand near the pain. Her fingers came in contact with a handle and then it started moving down her throat and back up the other side. The puppet then looked up at her and inside the eyes were now white dots. Then it grabbed Applejacks head and started cutting down the middle. Applejack felt light headed as the cutting continued. Then her eyes closed and she heard a voice. "Good night AJ. I hope you will like where you are going," the voice said as it became echoes.

"Rainbow Dash? Rainbow Dash is that you," Applejack asked as she felt the blade moving down her chest.

"Yes AJ. I'm back," Rainbow said. Then there came hysterical laughter as Applejack lost consciousness.

-A-

Pinkie Pie danced around the kitchen as she prepared cooking utensils. "I'm bakin a caa-aa-ake. Then i'll go down to the laa-aa-ake, and then i'll come back and ba-aa-ake some cupca-aa-kes," Pinkie sang as she opened the basement door. She walked down and turned on the lights. She walked around a wall of boxes to see a table with the number two etched into it. "Two," she questioned as she approached the table. She heard foot steps and the door to the basement slammed shut and locked.

"Yes Pinkie Pie," a voice echoed," the number two." It sounded familiar but Pinkie didn't know why. Then she felt something hit the back of her head. She fell to the ground and tried to get back up. Then her head was once again hit. She heard cracking and then she lost consciousness. When she awoke she was strapped to the table. The lights were off and the only source of light came from a candle sitting on a box to her left."Hi Pinkie," the voice giggled,"how's it going?"

"Who are you and what do you...," Pinkie yelled as a hand covered her mouth.

"Now, now. No need to scream like i'm the bad guy who just tied you in bonds you can't escape." The hand moved away from Pinkie's mouth and she looked into the shadows the light cast where a tall slender figure stood over her. In the shadows two white dots were where the head was.

"Who are you?"

"You know me Pinkie. Well you should unless you forgot about me."

"I don't remember forgetting anybody," Pinkie gasped," Dashie!?"

"Yes Pinkie. It's me and i'm still here."

"Well could you be a friend and help me out. I'm tied to the table."

"Nooohoohoo. I need you to stay tied down."

"Why are we playing a game," Pinkie asked with a sparkle in her eyes.

"Yeah. My favorite game. Scar and disassemble the victim." Pinkie's sparkle left her eyes. She began to realize what was happening.

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"I mean i'm gonna kill you."

"Dashie you're scaring me."

"Well that is the point. You're the victim and i'm the murderer back for revenge."

"Please Dashie stop it. This game isn't very fun anymore."

"It isn't a game! It's an act of vengeance," Rainbow said as she slammed her hands down on the table. She leaned over and allowed the light to reveal her face.

"You aren't Dashie," Pinkie yelled as she saw a plastic face with rose red cheeks, a wide open mouth filled with black, and eyes as black as the mouth with white dots for pupils.

"Yes I am! I'm Rainbow Dash!"

"No you aren't. You're a person behind a mask."

"Oh really. If I were a person then explain this," Rainbow said as she removed the face to reveal wires and a box along with two robotic eyes. Pinkie stared at the color of the eyes to find the pupils were violet.

"Uhm. R-r-r-remote con-control," Pinkie whimpered. Rainbow with her animatronic eyes. Pinkie's eyes were tearing up and she was shaking with fear, just how Rainbow Dash liked her victims.

"Dashie let me go and I can get Twilight to help you. We can help you feel better in your," Pinkie paused for a few seconds," brain?"

"No Pinkie. No one can help me anymore," Rainbow giggled as she disappeared into the darkness. She reappeared with a hack saw," and no one can help you anymore." Rainbow held Pinkie's arm as she slowly lowered the hack saw down across her arm. Then, without hesitation, she started sawing away at Pinkie's arm. Pinkie cried in agony as the saw cut deeper. Tearing tendons and breaking bone. The pain was unbearable as the blood oozed out of her arm and onto the table and the ground below.

"Rainbow please stop. I know someone who can help you," Pinkie cried," Twilight. She can help you remember. She's a psychologist."

"Shut up Pinkie. I don't want help from her. She's the reason i'm like this and now i'm getting revenge on all my friends who failed to help me before I was carried away. You were one of them. You sat there smiling with apologies, just like AJ. She's dead to you know? I had fun slicing her head off."

"Dashie stop you're scaring me," Pinkie whimpered as she felt he bone snap and the last of her tendons tear.

"I don't care Pinkie. I don't care at all." Pinkie's arm dropped to the ground as the blood continued to ooze out of what was left of her arm and the piece on the floor. Rainbow walked around the table and grabbed the other arm. She stood there for a few seconds and laughed. Pinkie contiued to whimper as Rainbow began to lower the saw. "You know Pinkie," Rainbow said as she turned her head towards Pinkie once more," i've always enjoyed the taste of flesh I wonder if my next victim will as well." Rainbow lowered the hack saw onto Pinkie's arm and started to saw away. Once again Pinkie began to scream with agony as the saw cut deeper into her arm. Half way through Pinkie's arm Rainbow stopped and started messing with a knife. She left the hack saw in Pinkie's arm as she moved to her legs. She twirled it around allowing the light to shine on the blade.

"Dashie stop it. Please, before you get arrested."

"Arrested? Oh please Pinkie Pie. I'll be long gone by the time Mr. and Mrs. Cake find your eyes in the children's room. Rainbow slammed the knife down in a more sensitive area as she giggled. Pinkie jolted at the cold blades touch and where it had been stabbed. Rainbow then removed the knife and went to Pinkie's head. Pinkie could feel the blood rolling down her skin. Without any hesitation Rainbow started cutting off Pinkie's hair. As the hair fell to the ground so did drops of blood. The hair became blood red and soon stuck together. "Hey Pinkie? I over heard you planning to bake cupcakes later. How bout we bake them now." Rainbow stabbed the knife into Pinkie's left hand. She then began sawing away at the arm once more. As the last of Pinkie's left arm snapped she began to feel light headed.

"Dashie..... i'm sorry okay," Pinkie cried," i'm sorry for letting them take you away. I'm sorry you are the way you are but please oh please let me live."

"You know Pinkie. I'm sorry as well. I'm sorry i'm allowing you to live so long. Let me just end it here." Rainbow disappeared into the dark and reappeared with a butcher knife. Rainbow walked to Pinkie's right and brought the knife up above her head. With one strike, Rainbow brought the knife down on Pinkie's chest and they both heard her rib cage snap and crack as her skin tore open. The knife went through Pinkie's esophagus. Pinkie's cries of pain became antagonized gurgles as the blood began to drain into her throat. Rainbow reached into Pinkie's chest and tugged on her organs. Pinkie began to close her eyes as she looked up at Rainbow Dash. Her thoughts became slowed and her vision became blood red as she felt a blade slice across her forehead. Pinkie's eyes closed and Rainbow's maniacal laughter echoed in her head. Then all became quiet as Pinkie thought no more.

-V-

Fluttershy sat on the floor of her cottage attending to a small dog who had hurt its paw. Fluttershy finished wrapping it up and got up. "There you go poor little animal. Now make sure to not hurt yourself again," Fluttershy giggled as she walked into the kitchen. She was preparing Angel a salad when she heard a knocking at the door. She set down the bowl of salad and went to the door. She opened the door to find a tray of cupcakes on the ground. In front of the tray was a note that had the number three on it. Sheblooked at it with curiosity. Then she picked up the note and flipped it over. The writing was Pinkie's so she guessed Pinkie had a couple extra and decided to give them to Fluttershy.

Hey Fluttershy have a few cupcakes I baked up. Hope you like them it's a new recipe.

Pinkie Pie

Fluttershy picked up the tray and went inside. She set the cupcakes on the table in the kitchen and picked one up. She peeled away the rapper and took a bite. The cupcakes were mushy and filled woth red chunks of something. It was hard to tell what they were but they looked like dried up veins. Inside the crunchy bits was red liquid. Fluttershy threw up at the realization she was eating a cupcake filed with meat that still had blood in it. She dropped the cupcake and went to the sink. Her puke ran down the drain slowly. She could see  the blood and the chunks of veins. She looked out the window and saw a puppet staring at her. She screamed and fell over trying to catch her breath.

She heard the front door open and she looked over at the living room. A tall slender figure wore a trench coat and a stetson as it entered her house. The figures eyes were visible under the stetson. They were pure white. They looked like stars in the night underneath it's clothing. The figure then picked up Fluttershy and started carrying her out back. In the back was an old shed with a wood chipper inside. The figure continued to approach the shed as Fluttershy tried frantically to escape and scream. But her voice wouldn't seem to work. The figure opened the shed and walked over to the wood chipper. It pulled a lever on it and the machine came to life. The figure then slammed Fluttershy to the ground as it pulled a knife from its coat. With one jab the figure jabbed the knife into Fluttershy and cut a hole in her chest. From there the figure pulled out Fluttershy's heart and stuffed it into its pockets. Then it laughed a familiar laugh as it picked up Fluttershy again. The figure brought the slowly dying Fluttershy to the machine and raised her up to the mouth of the machine. Fluttershy finally let out a scream only to be cut off by the blades of the wood chipper as she was swallowed up by the blades and the machine.

-E-

Rarity walked around her boutique as she continued to prepare a dress for a client. Her hair was in a mess and her glasses were crooked. She brushed back some strands if hair as she continued to work. She was in the middle of putting the finishing touches on the dress when the door bell rang. "Hold on a minute," she said as she put down her needle and string and went to the door. She brushed her hair into a more decent condition before opening the door. No one was out there except for a puppet. It's body was completely ruined and looked like it could use some fixing. "Oh you poor thing let me fix you up," Rarity said as she picked it up and walked inside. She set the puppet down on a table and went to retrieve some black thread from her storage. When she returned the puppet wasn't where she left it. She looked around and groaned. "Sweetiebelle probably took it. Always taking things I pick up that seem interesting to her. If she ruins it she ruins it," Rarity told herself as she went back to work on finishing the dress.

She finished  the dress and wiped her forehead as she looked at it. "Another fabulous piece of work Rarity, you really have outdone yourself once more." Rarity went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. She opened the door walked over to the sink. She grabbed a cup and turned on the faucet. She filled the cup with water and turned around. She came face to face with the puppet. Except this time the puppet had white dots in its eyes. Rarity jumped back and hit her back against the counter. The puppet floated in front of her. It's smile made it seem all the more ominous. Without warning the puppet pounced on to her. It had a piece of clothe in its hand and tied it around her mouth. It then proceeded to tie her ankles and then wrists together. Rarity tried to fight but the puppet was surprisingly strong as it lifted her up and  slammed her onto the table. From there the puppet flipped her over and bent her head back. It put her hand in front of her. At first she didn't see anything and then she noticed the needle. "No please," she screamed as the hand turned the needle around and stabbed it into her left eye. Her other eye saw the hand pull out another needle and once again it stabbed the needle into her right eye. Rarity was blind and she could feel the needles in her eyes. The puppet let her go and she slid off the table. She reached around her searching for anything to help herself get up. She felt a chair and tried to get up on it. The puppet pulled the chair out from under her and she fell forward. The needles stabbed further into her eyes as her face hit the ground. She screamed in more pain as the puppet jabbed a large knife on her fingers. She felt the bones snap and muscles tear as the knife cut them off. It then proceeded to do the same to the others. The puppet then flipped her over and jabbed the knife into her chest. It pulled downward opening a large cut in her chest. Rarity felt a tugging on the inside of her chest as the puppet continued to mutilate her body. Rarity was soon drenched in blood and she felt very light headed.

"Hey Rarity good night," a voice said. It sounded like Rainbow Dash's. Rarity tried to respond but her body was to weak. She lost consciousness as a blade went straight through her forehead.

-M-

Twilight sat on her backyard porch while Spike lied in his dog house asleep. Twilight was staring up at the night sky. Her thoughts were elsewhere though. She was thinking about Scootaloo and her constant requests to sleep at friends houses. Maybe it was because Scootaloo was still upset about Twilight's choice. She just hoped it wouldn't be like that forever. She stood up and went back inside. On her kitchen counter was a cupcake. "Oh Pinkie. Once again you decide to drop by all stealthy," Twilight joked. She picked up the cupcake and took a bite out of it. It felt crunchy and very mushy. Twilight looked at it. She got a glimpse at teeth and pink hair. Twilight dropped her cupcake and ran to her phone. She was about to dial nine one one when the power went out. "Alright wonderful I guess it'll wait until I finish turning on the electricity again," Twilight groaned as she dug through her cabinet to get her flash light.

She opened the door to the basement and went downstairs. She walked through a few hallways before reaching the power room. She opened it and flipped a few switches. The power slowly came back online and Twilight looked around. She stopped in her track as she saw the puppet sitting at the end of the hallway. It's smile scared her and she closed her eyes. She must have been dreaming or imagining things. When she opened them the puppet was at the doorway. It began to slowly move towards Twilight as she slowly backed up. She began to her electrical sparks as she approached the wall. She looked around to see hundreds of cut wires. Each surging with electricity. She turned back around to see the puppet right in front of her. It shoved her and she fell down. Her back striking the wires. The whole room began to flash as Twilight was shocked repeatedly. Her hair was soon on fire and her clothes were burning as well. Her screams echoed in the room along with another noise. It was laughter and it was coming from the puppet.

"Hi Twilight are you enjoying my shocking return," the puppet asked. Twilight couldn't answer as she continued to scream in constant pain. The puppet picked up another wire and jabbed it into her now burning lower body. The puppet grabbed four more and jabbed them into her ears and eyes. Soon her insides seemed to be burning. Then all the power cut out once more. The puppet looked down at the charred carcass of Twilight Sparkle. "Good night Twilight. Ha I rhymed just for you," the puppet laughed. It turned around and left the room.

-E-

Rainbow sat in her box admiring the new collection of old friends. The strand of pink hair that had survived the wood chipper, the stetson she decided to keep, one of the few cupcakes she made out of Pinkie, a diamond necklace off the neck of Rarity, and a book with glasses from Twilight's room. "Good night all of you for tomorrow we have a show to put on."